European Royalty during World War II:
Royal Houses

Living Members of
The Former Ruling House of Courland, 1939-1945

Head of House

Gustav, Prince Biron von Curland (1859-1941).  Died at Wartenberg on January 8, 1941.
2nd Wife: Françoise, née Lévisse de Montigny de Jaucourt (1874-     )
Issue of his second marriage:
  1. Karl, Prince Biron von Curland (1907-     ).  Succeeded as head of the dynasty on the death of his father in 1941.
    Wife:      Herzelaide, née Princess of     Prussia (1918-     )
    Issue:
    1. Viktoria Benigna, Princess Biron von Curland, born on July 2, 1939, at Gross Wartenberg.
    2. Ernst, Prince Biron von Curland, born in Berlin on August 6, 1940.
    3. Michael, Prince Biron von Curland, born on January 20, 1944, at Wartenberg Castle.
  2. Helene, Princess Biron von Curland (1908-     )
  3. Friedrich-Franz, Prince Biron von Curland (1910-     )
    Wife:  Maria Irmgard, née Countess von Bellestrem (1908-     )
    Issue:
    1. Franz, Prince Biron von Curland (1934-     )
    2. Dorothea, Princess Biron von Curland (1935-     )
    3. Friedrich-Carl, Prince Biron von Curland (1938-     )
    4. Irmgard, Princess Biron von Curland, born at Breslau on November 18, 1939.
    5. Gustav, Prince Biron von Curland, born at Ober Langendorf on January 29, 1941.

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